IQ
Average IQ score
100
Occurs in newborns, caused by mother’s use of alcohol during pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
WISC stands for
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children
single factor for mental ability assumed to underlie intelligence
G or G factor
Think logically, reason abstractly, solve problems
fluid intelligence
T/F: IQ is a complete reflection of how smart someone is
FALSE
T/F: Most intel. disabilities have a traceable genetic link
FALSE
WAIS stands for
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
T/F: intelligence was once thought to be related to height
False; but it was though to be related to skull size
theory of 8 different forms of intellegence
Maria has a mental age of 17 and a chronological age of 14. What is her IQ?
121
integration of people with intel. disabilities into regular classrooms
mainstreaming
Categories of the WISC and WAIS
Perceptual reasoning, verbal comp, info processing, & working memory
Alfred Binet
knowledge of the self; access to one's own feelings and emotions
intrapersonal intelligence
Percentage of people with gifted IQ?
2-4%
Those with moderate intellectual disability have an IQ between __ & ___
40 & 54
T/F: assessment administration requires extensive training
TRUE
Theorized existence of "Existential intelligence"
Howard Gardner
T/F: crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age
FALSE; fluid tend to decline or level off